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Silhouette

A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. The term comes from Etienne de Silhouette, a finance minister of Louis XV Louis XV of France

Louis XV , "the Beloved" , was King of France [i] from 1715 [i] until his death. ... 

 who practiced the art of silhouette papercutting.

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A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. The term comes from Etienne de Silhouette, a finance minister of Louis XV Louis XV of France

Louis XV , "the Beloved" , was King of France [i] from 1715 [i] until his death.... 

 who practiced the art of silhouette papercutting.

In art

A silhouette is a form of art Art

By its original and broadest definition, art is the product or process of the effective application... 

work. It is most commonly a human portrait Portrait

A portrait is a painting [i], photograph [i], or other artistic representation of a person. ... 

 in profile, in black. Most silhouettes are formed by tracing the shadow Shadow

A shadow is a region of darkness [i] where light [i] is blocked. ... 

 of the subject and cutting along the resultant outline.

Silhouette portraits were fashionable around the year 1800. Subsequently they have been used for book illustration, for example by Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham

Arthur Rackham was a prolific British [i] book illustrator. ... 

.

Military usage

Silhouettes of ships, planes, tanks, and other vessels used by the military are used by soldiers and saliors for recognition purposes. See Jane's Fighting Ships Jane's Fighting Ships

Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference book [i] of information on all the world's warship [i]s ... 

, aircraft recognition Aircraft recognition

Aircraft recognition is a visual skill taught to military personal and civilian auxiliaries since the in... 

.

In graphic design

To silhouette is to separate a portion of an image so that it does not show. For instance, a background.

See also

  • Mudflap girl Mudflap girl

    The mudflap girl is an iconic silhouette [i] of a scantily-clad buxom female sitting, leaning on her han ... 



External links

  • List of silhouette artists, both living and historical.
  • Guild of American Papercutters
  • Fashion silhouettes from the 1920s and 1930s.
  • A collection of silhouette style photographs.






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